Health · Western Africa

Burkina Faso Skilled Birth Attendance

79.8%as of 2015Reported+21.1% vs 2010

Share of live births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2003 – 2015 · World Bank

History

most recent 4 periods · World Bank
PeriodSkilled Birth Attendance
201579.8%
201065.9%
200653.5%
200337.8%

Skilled Birth Attendance across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountrySkilled Birth AttendancePeriod
Nigeria50.7%2022
Kenya70.2%2016
South Africa96.7%2016
Egypt97.1%2021
Ghana78.9%2018
Ethiopia49.8%2019

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